Leadership Network invited several innovative small groups pastors to explain how they have broken the mythical—and for some churches, seemingly impenetrable— 50% participation barrier. Case studies of these leaders and their ministries address many important issues from different angles, primarily the church’s culture, selection and training of new group leaders, coaching, and curriculum.

Dimes vs. Dollars
Leading Outside the Walls: How Externally Focused Churches Engage and Grow Ministry Leaders
Breaking Through Growth Barriers In New Churches
Changes in American Megachurches
Team Collaboration: Broadening the Church Leadership Platform
Breaking Through Growth Barriers In New Churches
Breaking the 50 Percent Barrier: How to Increase Small Group Participation in Your Church
Changing Metrics: The Benefits of Measuring Devotion and Obedience, Not Just Numbers
Leading Outside the Walls: How Externally Focused Churches Engage and Grow Ministry Leaders
Breaking Down the Age Barriers: How Churches Become Intentionally Intergenerational
Planning for Big Success with Small Groups
Fundamentals of Family: “Conflict Resolution”
Living on the Resurrection Side of Life: “Resurrection Power”
Guidelines for Ministry Workers
Multisite Is Multiplying: Survey Identifies Leading Practices and Confirms New Developments in the Movement’s Expansion
Breaking the 50 Percent Barrier: How to Increase Small Group Participation in Your Church
Fundamentals of Family: “Conflict Resolution”
What Matters In the Light of Eternity: “Life Matters”
A New Decade of Megachurches
Living on the Resurrection Side of Life: “Resurrection Power”
Breaking the 50 Percent Barrier: How to Increase Small Group Participation in Your Church
The Heartbeat of Rising Influence Churches
Breaking Down the Age Barriers: How Churches Become Intentionally Intergenerational
Breaking the 50 Percent Barrier: How to Increase Small Group Participation in Your Church
How Secure is Your Children's Ministry
Going Outside the Church Walls